Rig Veda 3.55.12: Mandala 3, Sukta 55, Mantra 12
Sukta 3.55
Rishi: Viśvāmitra Gāthina (traditional)
Devata: The harmonized pair of nourishing powers within Ṛta (often read as Night/Dawn or Heaven/Earth in inner form)
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
माता च यत्र दुहिता च धेनू सबर्दुघे धापयेते समीची । ऋतस्य ते सदसीळे अन्तर्महद्देवानामसुरत्वमेकम् ॥
Transliteration
mātā́ ca yátra duhitā́ ca dhenū́ sabardúghe dhā́payete samīcī́ | ṛtásya té sádasīḷe antár mahád devānām asura-tvám ékam ||
Translation
Wo Mutter und Tochter, zwei melkende Kühe, einträchtig zusammen melken und einander nähren. Im inneren Sitz des Ṛta verehre ich sie: eins ist die große Herrschaft der Götter, die asurische Macht.
Word by Word
माताmother
माता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यत्रwhere
यत्र:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयत्र
दुहिताdaughter
दुहिता:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootदुहितृ
चand
च:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
धेनूःmilch-cow
धेनूः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु
सबर्दुघेboth yielding milk together / jointly milking
सबर्दुघे:
कर्तृ
TypeAdjective
Rootसबर्दुघा (समास: सबर् + दुह्/दुघा)
धापयेतेthey two cause to drink / make (one) suck
धापयेते:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootधा (णिच्: धापय-)
समीचीtogether, facing/meeting rightly
समीची:
—
TypeAdjective
Rootसमीचि
ऋतस्यof ṛta (cosmic order/truth)
ऋतस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootऋत
तेof you
ते:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
सदसीळेI praise in the assembly
सदसीळे:
कर्तृ
TypeVerb
Rootसदस् + ईळे (√ईळ्/ईड् ‘स्तु’)
अन्तःwithin, inside
अन्तः:
अधिकरण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअन्तः
महत्great
महत्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
असुरत्वम्asura-hood, lordly power
असुरत्वम्:
कर्तृ/विधेय (वाक्यविधेय-भाव)
TypeNoun
Rootअसुरत्व (असुर + त्व)
एकम्one, unique
एकम्:
विशेषण
TypeAdjective
Rootएक
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